The AAPH Board of Directors, Dar es Salaam RHMT, and AAPH Staff as hosted by Management and Development for Health (MDH) visited the Temeke Specialized Laboratory to observed the molecular tests that are being done. This was but one of the may sites visited to observe, learn, and identify new areas of collaboration in effort to support the government of Tanzania in providing the much needed care. Other sites visited include; TEMEKE HIV Care and Treatment Clinic as well as the Medical Assisted Therapy (MAT) a.k.a the Methadone Clinic.MDH through support from PEPFAR/CDC works with the Government and other stakeholders to address key public health problems including supporting optimization of laboratory networks in Tanzania. AAPH is a partner and an MDH sub-grantee supporting data quality and systems.
The 2023 Annual Scientific Symposium is titled “Translating Research into Practice for Adolescent Health, Nutrition, and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa” which was held on Thursday the 19th of January 2023 from 09:00 A.M. – 04:30 P.M. at the Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel. The symposium provided a platform for local and international public health experts in the health sector, development partners, and government agencies to discuss priority public health issues gleaning from locally generated scientific evidence. The goal was to celebrate scientific advances in the public health field, to point out the challenges identified using scientific approaches, and to together chart collaborative opportunities for addressing these challenges.
Joining efforts in improving Adolescent Health across sub-Saharan Africa through research, knowledge translation and scientific evidence use in designing, implementation and scaling up of acceptable and sustainable interventions.Dr. Mary Mwanyika Sando on the ARISE Network Survey Presentation9:00am ET/ 3:00pm SAST: COVID-19 Survey 11am ET/5:00pm SAST: Scaling-Up High-Impact Micronutrient Supplementation Interventions to Improve Adolescents’ Nutrition and Health in Tanzania and Burkina Faso.Dr. Mashavu Yussuf on the Motsepe Research Fund Supported Research Presentation11:30am ET / 5:30pm SAST: Digital Interventions to Address Malnutrition and Food Insecurity Among Adolescents in Tanzania.
Africa Academy for Public Health was invited to attend and participate in the 9th Tanzania Health Summit that was held on 11th to October 13th 2022, at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Center, Dar es Salaam. Under the theme “Quality of Healthcare in Tanzania: The Current Status and Area of Improvement toward achieving HSSP V,” aimed to explore and inform the stakeholders of the present situation and the areas that will need more resources to achieve HSSP V quality targets. The summit also aimed to promote continued collaborative efforts of the public and private sector in ensuring delivery of quality healthcare.
In support of MDH efforts to enhance laboratory services for our clients, we developed an electronic data collection tool for monitoring quality and improvement of services over time. We also built capacity for 78 champions to use this new and efficient system in Kagera, Geita, Tabora and Dar es Salaam Regions. #AAPH_Africa
AAPH participates in a half-day MDH-convened workshop to discuss various efforts related to adolescent health and HIV in Tanzania.
Do engaging fathers and bundling nutrition and parenting interventions improve young child diets and development and promote gender equality? Global Communities presents results from EFFECTS, a 5-arm cluster-randomized trial implemented in Northern Tanzania 22 March 2022 | 9:00AM - 10:30AM Eastern.
The Africa Research, Implementation Science and Education (ARISE) Network - hosted by Africa Academy for Public Health - meets in Dar es Salaam to discuss prospects for future interventional studies focused on adolescent health and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa.
In collaboration with MUHAS and HSPS, AAPH has hosted a series of annual scientific symposia and workshops since 2014. These are part of the capacity building component of the Implementation Science grant hosted at MUHAS and supported by AAPH and HSPH. This year’s symposium was titled “Advancing Implementation Science on Delivery of Essential Interventions and Services for Improving Women and Adolescents Health and Nutrition in Tanzania” on Thursday the 20th of January 2022 at Serena Hotel Dar es Salaam.
AAPH had the honor of participating at the dissemination of the “LIFE Study” implemented by the NIMR-Mbeya Research Centre. We extend our sincere congratulations to the Centre Director Dr.